Led Zeppelin - Destroyer

Led Zeppelin

Destroyer

Richfield Coliseum
Cleveland, OH
April 28, 1977

discs: 3
recording type: AUD
shn: yes; book/page: 2/63
quality rating: A-

[disc 1] (57:37)
1. The Song Remains The Same (3:40)
2. The Rover (intro) / Sick Again (6:57)
3. Nobody's Fault But Mine (7:11)
4. In My Time Of Dying (11:05)
5. Since I've Been Loving You (9:30)
6. No Quarter (19:12)

[disc 2] (42:25)
1. Ten Years Gone (10:33)
2. The Battle Of Evermore (6:22)
3. Going To California (4:21)
4. Black Country Woman (2:26)
5. Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp (4:59)
6. White Summer - Black Mountain Side (5:11)
7. Kashmir (8:29)

[disc 3] (59:11)
1. Out On The Tiles / Moby Dick (17:21)
2. Guitar Solo (9:55)
3. Achilles Last Stand (9:22)
4. Stairway To Heaven (11:37)
5. Rock And Roll (4:04)
6. Trampled Underfoot (6:49)

Audience recording from the Richfield Coliseum in Cleveland Ohio, on April 28 1977. Twenty-four bit remastered, limited edition of a tape close to being excellent,virtually free of hiss,trebly and overloaded at times.The tape shows wear occasionally and presents cuts and edits almost in its entirety.The band is upfront and the clarity of the instruments is very detailed,the bass is a little indistinct at the end. The cuts and edits eliminate most of Plant's comments, miss the first few seconds of many songs,cause tape disturbances when the recording resumes and interrupt two tracks in progress. Before Nobody's Fault the taper curses as he informs he is having problems,a squeal preceeds the first cut,when the recording resumes the first few guitar notes are missing. In My Time is cut briefly in the final vocal a cappella and joined to the last phrase of You Shook Me. No Quaaludes,as introduced by Plant,is cut during the second vocal theme and joined to a couple of seconds of the wha-ed guitar episode,and finally cuts out.Audience noise is minimal,a wise guy is introducing the songs to his mate! s before Plant,an irreverent yell of "this sucks!"in Over the Top,and the taper cursing again in Stairway;there's some mumbling in the quiet moments,but nothing really annoying. This is a superb gig,the pacing and playing,together with the very enjoyable recording,make for a listening treat.Page is precise, concise and powerful;Jonesy is all over the place;Plant's vocal gymnastics are strong from the beginning to the end and seems genuinely touched by the audience's response;Bonzo is frightening, he seems to destroy the drum kit in every track,the recording captures particularly well his crushing presence.Collectively is the same story,the enthusiasm does not let up a minute,every piece recieves special attention and there are no lazy moments.In My Time features great introductory licks to the guitar leads;No Quarter features amazing interplay and Jonesy's most inspired piano playing.Ten Years is overloaded by the loud twelve-string and cymbals,Achilles by the drums,even distorting the tape,but both are very clear.Tape wear is evident in Over the Top, Kashmir and Stairway;there's a little distortion in the encores: Rock and Roll, Trampled. Despite these deficiencies, the performance is not affected at all and allows its enjoyment.This show should restore the faith to detractors of this era. (Rosina Diaz Scali Mar 99)

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